Issue Details

Issue	#216
Published	July 1980
Cover Price	0.75 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Albert B. Feldstein; Jerry DeFuccio (associate); Nick Meglin (associate)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

Cover Details

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Pencils	Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Inks	Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Colors	Jack Rickard (painted; signed)
Notes	John Putnam is art director. Leonard Brenner does production.

1 page Mad Super Special promo (ad from the publisher) "Mad Super Special Fall 1980"

Genre	Satire
Notes	Promo for MAD SUPER SPECIAL FALL 1980.

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

1 page Letters Dept. letters page "Letters Dept."

Characters	Ken Howard (photo)
Pencils	Marv Newton (photo)
Inks	Marv Newton (photo)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Jon Femster, Chuck Gill, Laurie Pevey, Bill Layton, Ken Howard (from The White Shadow), David Gherman, Kim Walker, David Schupak, Mike Pew, Mike Fabbri, James Werner, Fred McDougal, Louis Valanzola, The Rev. Russell C. Block, Bill Powers, C.H. Ware, Mrs. Beth Roberts, Meredith Kibbee, Larry Weisberg and Tim Pfeiffer.

7 page story "Star Blecch, The (Gacck!) Motion Picture"

Characters	Admiral Curt [Captain Curt]; Spotty; Drecker; Lt. Ileer; Doctor Becoy; Spook
Synopsis	A satire of the movie STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.
Genre	Satire; Science Fiction
Script	Dick DeBartolo
Pencils	Mort Drucker
Inks	Mort Drucker

1 page story "An Eye-Popping Scene on a Corner"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Don Edwing
Inks	Don Edwing
Letters	Don Edwing

2 page story "Election Year Jabberwocky"

Characters	Alfred E. Neuman
Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

4 page Don Martin Looks at story "Don Martin Looks at... The Lone Ranger"

Characters	Lone Ranger; Tonto; Silver
Genre	Satire; Western
Script	Don Martin
Pencils	Don Martin
Inks	Don Martin
Letters	Don Martin

5 page The Lighter Side of... story "The Lighter Side of... Keeping in Touch"

Genre	Satire
Script	Dave Berg
Pencils	Dave Berg
Inks	Dave Berg
Letters	Dave Berg

1 page story "The Big One That Got Away"

Genre	Satire
Script	Don Edwing
Pencils	Don Edwing
Inks	Don Edwing
Letters	Don Edwing

2 page Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself story "Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself Energy Crisis Newspaper Story"

Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs

4 page story "Mad's Plan to Make the Congressional TV Show More Entertaining"

Characters	Senator Proxie; Senator Olden Lecherous; Fanny Foxylady; Howard Coolsell; Wink Porkbarrel; Congressman Frank; Senator Boondoggle
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	Jack Davis
Inks	Jack Davis

2 page Mad Laws story "Mad Laws Second Edition"

Genre	Satire
Script	Frank Jacobs
Pencils	Paul Coker
Inks	Paul Coker

3 page A Mad Collection story "A Mad Collection of Some Very Rare Famous Family Album Rejects"

Characters	John Wayne; Barbra Streisand; Jacques Cousteau; Idi Amin Dada; Arnold Schwartzenegger; Woody Allen; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Farrah-Fawcett Majors; Telly Savalas; Julia Child; Albert Einstein; Bert Lance; Ralph Nader; Henry Kissinger
Genre	Satire
Script	Paul Peter Porges
Pencils	Harry North, Esq.
Inks	Harry North, Esq.

6 page story "A High School Yearbook for Average Clods"

Characters	Gus "Grumpy" Zucchini; Calvin Clone; Bernard Schlepp; Frederick Fribble; Mary Ann Hohum; Allen Porknoy; Wendell Weedy; Jennifer Puerile; Linda May Grits; Sybil Hoffelmeyer; Farrah Lipschitz; Brett Shmecklehoff; Harold Hersheybar; Glenda Glitch; John "Dink" Smith; Molly Finsternisher; Tricia Gromlick; Raleigh Walters; Todd Gluberman; Sidney Shrydlu
Genre	Satire
Script	Lou Silverstone
Pencils	George Woodbridge
Inks	George Woodbridge

2 page An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions story "An Al Jaffee Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Fishing Incident"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Letters	Al Jaffee ?

6 page story "Bentson"

Characters	Bentson; Kutie; Miss Krausheimer; Governor; Sheik of Rajput
Synopsis	A satire of the television show BENSON.
Genre	Satire
Script	Tom Koch
Pencils	Angelo Torres
Inks	Angelo Torres

1 page Mad Fold-In activity What New Way Are People Falling "Head Over Heels" These Days?

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?
Notes	Inside backcover and in color. Answer is: Roller skating!

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Our Nation's Lowest Award... The Congressional Medal of Dishonor"

Genre	Satire
Script	Al Jaffee
Pencils	Al Jaffee
Inks	Al Jaffee
Colors	Al Jaffee ?
Letters	Al Jaffee ?

Drawn-Out Dramas filler "Drawn-Out Dramas"

Genre	Satire
Script	Sergio Aragones
Pencils	Sergio Aragones
Inks	Sergio Aragones
Letters	Sergio Aragones
Notes	No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.